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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks.
lessons learned knowledge base
risk tolerance
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
technical performance measurement (Technique)
2. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
baseline
trend analysis (Technique)
request for information (RFI)
3. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
project schedule (Output/Input)
validation
expected monetary value (EMV)
s-curve
4. Identifying early and late start dates as well as early and late finish dates for the uncompleted portions of project schedule activities
triggers
monitor and control risks (Process)
scope baseline
schedule network analysis (Technique)
5. Common way to determine whether a risk is considered low - moderate - or high by combining the two dimensions of a risk: its probability of occurrence and its impact on objectives if it occurs
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
path divergence
slack
6. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance
request for quotation (RFQ)
grade
develop project team (Process)
lead (Technique)
7. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques
close procurements (Process)
objective
plan communications (Process)
project management knowledge area
8. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
product life cycle
influence diagram (Tool)
develop project charter (Process)
budget at completion (BAC)
9. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into
start to start (SS)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
10. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities
project charter (Output/Input)
scope change
early finish date (EF)
verify scope (Process)
11. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities
virtual team
scope change
grade
forward pass
12. The process of completing each project procurement
close procurements (Process)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
activity code
project management office (PMO)
13. Project schedule network diagram drawn in such a way that the position and length of the schedule activity represents its duration. bar chart that includes schedule network logic
scheduled finish date (SF)
schedule performance index (SPI)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
14. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
influence diagram (Tool)
network path
code of accounts (Tool)
15. Method of resolving the total variance in the set of scope - cost - and schedule variables into specific component variances that are associated with defined factors affecting scope - cost and schedule variables
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
requested change(Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
variance analysis (Technique)
16. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
fast tracking (Technique)
define scope (Process)
performance reports (Output/Input)
17. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.
input (Process) input
tool
change requests
result
18. The process of defining and documenting stakeholder needs to meet project objectives
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
scope
approved change request (Output/Input)
collect requirements (Process)
19. The area on either side of the centerline - or mean - of data plotted on a control chart that meets the customer's requirements for a product or service.
specification limits
co-location (Technique)
historical information
finish to finish (FF)
20. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
lead (Technique)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
resource leveling (Technique)
quality
21. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed
perform quality assurance (Process)
sub network
initiating processes (Process Group)
objective
22. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
schedule performance index (SPI)
develop project team (Process)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
schedule baseline
23. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
resource histogram
change control board (CCB)
seller
plan communications (Process)
24. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
to complete performance index (TCPI)
develop project management plan (Process)
change control system (Tool)
functional organization
25. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses
parametric estimating (Technique)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
result
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
26. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
practice
slack
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
resource leveling (Technique)
27. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
variance analysis (Technique)
BCWS
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
defect repair
28. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
early finish date (EF)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
project management knowledge area
conduct procurements (Process)
29. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope
project team directory
schedule compression
technical performance measurement (Technique)
scope creep
30. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports
variance analysis (Technique)
percent complete
finish to finish (FF)
activity code
31. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
defect repair
estimate activity durations (Process)
actual cost (AC)
project
32. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
technical performance measurement (Technique)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
predecessor activity
special cause
33. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
grade
standard
decomposition (Technique)
34. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity
resource histogram
start to start (SS)
specification limits
planned value (PV)
35. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
acquire project team (Process)
closing processes (Process Group)
product life cycle
collect requirements (Process)
36. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
functional manager
root cause analysis (Technique)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
buffer
37. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
manage project team (Process)
define activities (Process)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
earned value (EV)
38. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones
network path
project schedule (Output/Input)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
estimate activity resources (Process)
39. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity
schedule baseline
backward pass
path convergence
late finish date (LF)
40. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion
output (Process)
Monte Carlo analysis
sub network
project initiation
41. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
claim
variance
activity duration
project charter (Output/Input)
42. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
program
distribute information (Process)
executing processes (Process Group)
quality
43. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds
project calendar
input (Process) input
project life cycle
network logic
44. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
plan quality (Process)
project management system (Tool)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
45. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
project scope
constraint (Input)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
46. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
budget at completion (BAC)
determine budget (Process)
calendar unit
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
47. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.
validation
milestone schedule (Tool)
s-curve
objective
48. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
buyer
human resource plan
sub network
report performance (Process)
49. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success
three point estimate (Technique)
change control
identify stakeholders (Process)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
50. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
subproject
virtual team
Monte Carlo analysis